aug'mentatively
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augmentative (ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | tending or able to augment |
| 2. | grammar |
| a. denoting an affix that may be added to a word to convey the meaning large or great; for example, the suffix -ote in Spanish, where hombre means man and hombrote big man | |
| b. denoting a word formed by the addition of an augmentative affix | |
| —n | |
| 3. | grammar an augmentative word or affix |
| aug'mentatively | |
| —adv | |
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Aug'mentatively
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